Saturday, May 02, 2009

At 50-1 it's Mine That Bird



“I wish my mother and father were here to see what I have accomplished in my life,” he said an hour later, dissolving in tears once again.

-Calvin Borel the winning jockey at this year's and the 2007 Kentucky Derby.
Read the story here.

After winning the 2007 Derby, Borel and his fiance received a surprise invitation to the White House state dinner for Queen Elizabeth II who was visiting at the time.

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